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2009-11-29 Caribbean-Latin America

Indigenous leader assassinated in Mexico

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Posted by Fred 2009-11-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 It's been 500 years or so. Surely by now all Messicans are indigenous, aren't they?

Au contraire, mon ami. We have a pretty large group of Mexicans at the plant where I work, and it is my understanding that there are definite class distinctions between those descended from the original 'indigenous' people and those descended from the Spanish colonists. For instance, the elite that pretty much runs the place is of almost all Spanish descent. The impression I get is that the citizens of indigenous descent (IIRC 'mestizo' is the usual term)are second-class citizens - not quite as bad as African-Americans were here in the old days, but in some places (especially out in the boonies) it's not far from it.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2009-11-29 08:58|| 2009-11-29 08:58|| Front Page Top

#2 ...to stabilize their corrupt system, the white purer Spanish blood have been promoting the movement of those 10+ million illegals into the US. Those are mestizos y indios not the ruling the caste. Get rid of the undesirables and unemployables and avoid the revolution that would otherwise happen. That's why 'talks' about the illegal dumping with Mexico City have been futile for generations. They're not going to give up their power to make the Yankee happy.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-11-29 09:16|| 2009-11-29 09:16|| Front Page Top

#3 shooting him twice in the head and in the chest

You have it backwards, guys. Two to the chest then one to the head.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-11-29 11:45|| 2009-11-29 11:45|| Front Page Top

#4 A lot of the Indigenous people still don't speak Spanish: Maya in Chiapas, Mixtecs in the Baja, and so on.

Posted by mom">mom 2009-11-29 15:16|| 2009-11-29 15:16|| Front Page Top

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